The star promised fans that the album will be "worth the wait", tweeting: "Excited to say that the album will be out October 8th. Can't wait for ya'll to hear it! I promise it'll be worth the wait! #MusicSpeaksOct8"

She had originally been scheduled to release the record on July 16 in order to capitalise on her recent success on Idol.

"I've built a fanbase being on this show, and my fanbase is interested in me now and they won't see me every Wednesday and Thursday anymore to admire my singing, so I think it's a good thing it's coming out this summer," the singer previously explained.

Glover beat fellow contestant Kree Harrison to the season 12 crown back in May.

The show's famed summer concert tour has had several dates canceled after the show suffered low ratings this past season.